Will The US Olympic Bobsleigh Two-Man Team Finally Strike Gold After 78 Years?For all of you that are rooting for team USA at this year's Sochi Olympics, Sunday, February 16th is the day to watch history in the making. That's because it may be the first time since 1936, that the country's bobsleigh two-man team, may finally strike gold!...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - An Iron 'Balloon' Man Costume Anyone?While many people are well versed in the art of balloon twisting, very few have developed their skills quite like Jeff Wright. Instead of making small animals and hats, the talented artist crafts life-size wearable superhero costumes, using just the inflated rubber! Over the years, the 28-year-old Cleveland, Ohio native who now lives in Bolivia, has balloon twisted the attire worn by Buzz Lightyear, Super Mario and even, Michelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Polar Vortex Inspires 'Gem' IglooIn early January, when most East Coast residents in the USA were complaining about the frigid temperatures ushered in by the Polar Vortex, one family was having some fun - By using the unprecedented cold chill to build a gorgeous multi-colored igloo....
Read news articleBRR! Groundhogs Predict An Extended Winter!This morning, 25,000 people braved the early morning chill and made their way to Gobbler's Nob to see for themselves what Punxsutawney Phil had to say about the length of this year's frigid winter season. Unfortunately, the legendary woodchuck did not predict what most had been hoping for!...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - 19-Year-Old Is Japan's 'Luckiest Man'Early on the morning of January 10th, 2014, thousands of people gathered patiently outside the gates of the Nishinomiya shrine in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture waiting to participate in a 230-meter (754 feet) sprint across the shrine grounds, to win the coveted title of 'Lucky Man /(Woman)'....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Peru's Underwater ArtistMany artists specialize in painting marine life. However, few do it like Peruvian artist Pascual Mimbela - By taking a plunge into the Pacific and creating his masterpieces, as his subjects swim by....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Your Life In JellybeansYou may have often heard your parents say 'life is short' - But to most of you the average American lifespan of 79 years or 28,835 days probably feels like an eternity. However, break it down into the chunks of time you spend doing mundane things like eating, drinking, sleeping or working and you will realize that as usual, they are right!...
Read news articleHappy 2014!Happy 2014! We hope you and your loved ones welcomed the New Year with a bang by watching a live or televised fireworks show. In case you missed them, here are a few of the most spectacular ones organized by cities all across the world. So settle down with a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy the show!...
Read news articleHappy Holidays!On behalf of the DOGOnews team, we would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous 2014! We are taking a short break to enjoy the holidays and seek out some more fun news to share with you....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - The Coolest Christmas Outfits?What happens when engineers known for designing innovative gadgets are asked to create Christmas party outfits? That's what James Dyson, CEO of British Engineering firm Dyson Ltd wanted to find out when he invited them to the company's annual 'topsy turvy' themed holiday party - He was not disappointed....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Titus, The Basketball Whiz Kid Is Back!Earlier this year, two-year old Titus stunned the world with his basketball skills. The young Kansas tot is back and this time with two friends - Hollywood Megastars Channing Tatum and Bradley Cooper, in tow....
Read news articleChristmas Comes Early For Some Lucky WestJet PassengersWhile most of us are still keeping our fingers crossed that Santa will deliver at least a few items from our extensive wish lists, the lucky passengers of two recent WestJet flights have already had one of their requests fulfilled....
Read news articleVideo of the Week- A Gingerbread House Even Hansel And Gretel Would Approve OfWhile the rest of us are struggling to piece together our miniature gingerbread houses, the people at Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas have built one that is larger than many homes and sturdy enough for people to walk in!...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Chinese Workers Carry Thousands Of Alligators To Winter HomeLike many animals, China's Yangtze alligators like to spend winters hibernating inside dark holes that they dig on the sides of the lakes they reside in. That however is not an option for the 8,000 residents of the nature reserve in Xuancheng City in the Southeast Province of Anhui, because their manmade lakes are built using cement....
Read news articleVideo of the Week - World Record For Super-Sized Pong Played On Philadelphia SkyscraperPlaying video games on a handheld console is fun, but wouldn't it be even more so on the wall of a giant 29-story skyscraper with thousands of people joining in? That's exactly what Drexel University's Professor Frank Lee had in mind when he organized 'The Grandest Game of Pong on the Planet' to kick off Philadelphia's tech week, earlier this year....
Read news articleVideo of the Week- Costa Rican Village Showered With Flower PetalsWe see commercials all the time. Some like the ones created by LG Electronics are funny, while others are just straight-up boring. But very few are as mesmerizing as the one recently created by Sony Corporation to showcase the clarity of their new 55' and 65' 4K ultra high definition televisions....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Rich Ferguson Strikes Again With Another Scream-Worthy PrankYep, It's that time of the year. Besides all the delicious treats you will receive on the 31st, there will also be plenty of tricks. To get you into the spirit, here is a prank that California-based magician Rich Ferguson recently pulled on some unsuspecting shoppers. It is guaranteed to make you fall out of your chair - literally!...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Experience Felix Baumgartner's Epic Leap From The Edge Of SpaceOn October 14th 2012, over eight million people worldwide tuned in to YouTube to watch Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner leap from the edge of space - 128,000 feet (24 miles) above sea level - and break the sound barrier as he came zooming down to earth....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - 'Power Up 3.0' Gives Paper Airplanes A Much Needed Lift And DirectionWith the introduction of remote-controlled airplanes, the paper versions have pretty much become relics of the past. Now, Miami-based Taylor Toys hopes to make them current again by giving them the much needed lift and control....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Florida Man 'Joggles' Quad-Cities MarathonCompleting a 26.2-mile marathon is hard enough. Now imagine running it backwards! Not impressed? How about doing all that and juggling, or as they call it 'joggling'? That believe it or not, is what Joe Salter did on the weekend of September 19th, at the Quad-Cities Marathon in Illinois....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Silly Putty Reborn With A 'Sandy' TwistWhat is better than silly putty - that gooey mixture that flows like a liquid when handled gently, but turns as hard as a rock, when punched or stomped upon? How about one that flows through your hand like sand but can still be used to shape your favorite creations?...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - LG Corporation's Hilarious Meteor PrankNot too long ago, South Korean conglomerate LG Corporation pulled off a funny prank that involved the floor of an elevator seemingly collapsing beneath the feet of their riders to demonstrate the lifelike quality of their new IPS monitors. Now the company is at it again, with a new prank that made the witnesses believe that the world was about to end!...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Are You Ready For Some (Bubble) Football?We have heard of artists becoming famous after launching themselves on YouTube, but a whole new sport being born off a video? That has to be a first. However that apparently is how 'Bubble Football', a combination of soccer and zorbing (a sport that involves rolling downhill whilst encased in an orb), has gained popularity not just in its birth country of Norway, but also, all across Europe....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - How To Lasso An AsteroidThe scientists at US Space Agency NASA are planning a radical new mission, one that entails capturing an asteroid and then sending over a manned spaceship so the astronauts can obtain some samples and bring them back to earth....
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